Our Church Family

Please remember our church family in your daily
prayers at mealtimes and during your personal devotions. Continue to remember
those young and old with ongoing physical, spiritual, and emotional struggles.

Henry Geldof continues to
wait for the results of various tests to determine the best course of action.
May our gracious God provide the strength and patience he needs in this time.

We
give thanks that the cancer treatments Cora Stol received were successful and the
final tests showed the cancer was gone. Together with Ed and the family we thank
God for his healing grace.

Bethel News

Next Sunday, September 4th

We read from Genesis 45 and see the Spirit filled goodness of Joseph to his brothers as an example of the fruit of Spirit. In our evening service we read from 1 Peter 2:4-10 and testify to being the “People of God” in our modern culture. Pastor Mike will lead our worship.

Bethel
September Newsletter:

After taking a break for the summer, it is time to get back to the
monthly newsletters. Thank you for your patience as we dealt with a busy
summer and family commitments. We look forward to a new season of the
Bethel Newsletter and hope you will continue to give us items to include. As we begin the new year in school and with the education here in church,
we encourage you to send us a note about the plans for your program for the
coming year. Tell us about your joys as well as your prayer needs. We look forward to being able to keep the family of Bethel informed and being
able to pray for and support one another. We plan to produce the next
newsletter on September 1st. Please have your contributions
delivered to the newsletter team by Monday, August 29th. If there is anyone in the congregation who
would like to be involved with this endeavour – please talk to one of us. We would love to have you. Harriet Luymes, Ann Wildeboer and Anita
Geldof

Bethel Youth News

Attention Students!

Are you going to
this year's retreat? Lots of good stuff is happening. Great speakers, great praise team, and of
course food prepared by Bethel’s own Luymes team! I've heard a lot of talk but
have not seen the papers come in. So my
request to you is PLEASE sign out a form this Sunday after the service and
slide that puppy into Dana’s or Wayne's mailbox. Deadline for registration is
September 4th. Remember, invite a friend, they'll be glad you did!

You
can call, email, FB me or Wayne if you have any questions.

Young
Adults

Looking
for a super fun, cheap night out? Join us Saturday, September 10th for a Car Rally & Square
Dance! Cost will be $15 per person. This CANYA event was a huge success
last year so register soon at www.canyouthministry.com and click “online
registration” to reserve your spot! For more information check out the
poster on the youth bulletin board or, contact Amy Stol at 780-952-6578.

Welcome to the U BBQ!

Join us as we kick
off the academic year with a free BBQ on Tuesday, September 13th
beginning at 6:00 p.m. This will be a great opportunity to reconnect with
each other and meet some new people. The BBQ will take place at the Martin
Luther House (10941-88th Ave.), across from the Sugar Bowl. Everyone is
welcome! If you're coming to the U of A, MacEwan or NAIT for the first time, or
you know someone who is, you can get in touch with Rick at rpvanmanen@ualberta.ca. For more information about what's happening in the Campus
Ministry check out our website at www.seekingwisdom.ca.

The Persecuted
Church

Vietnam

A violent attack against minority Degar Montagnard
Christians in the central highlands of Vietnam took place in July, leaving 16
Christians severely injured. One Christian man remains under arrest, his
condition unknown. On July 7th at approximately 8 p.m., Vietnamese
security forces and police descended upon a worship service and began kicking
and beating the attendees. Security forces threatened the villagers,
stating: "If anyone worships like this way, we will return to arrest you
all and put you in prison for five years." Of the Christians attacked, 10
men and two women were beaten to the point of unconsciousness. Pray the
Lord will bring swift and complete healing to those who were injured. Pray for
the release of the believer who was arrested. Ask the Lord to strengthen these
believers. Pray Christians in Vietnam will continue to meet together in spite
of the opposition. Pray for the perpetrators of this attack.